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ἔα

ea

ha! oho

Appears 14 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔα, exclam. of surprise or displeasure, A. ha! oho! esp. before a question, ἔα, τί χρῆμα; A. Pr. 300, E. Or. 1573; ἔα, τίς οὗτος . . ; Id. Hec. 501, cf. 733, al.; ἔα, τίς ἔσθʼ; Ar. Pl. 824; sts. extra versum, E. Hec. 1116, Med. 1005, al.; sts. doubled, ἔ. ἔα, ἄπεχε A. Pr. 688 (lyr.); ἔα [ἔα], ἰδού S. OC 1477 (lyr.).—Rare in Prose, ἔα, ἔφη, σοφισταί τινες Pl. Prt. 314d; ἔα, τί ἡμῖν καὶ σοί; Ev.Luc. 4.34.
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